Inner /(ĭn"nẽr)/

In·ner

Inner

a.
  1. Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber.
  2. Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena.
    This attracts the soul, Governs the inner man, the nobler part.
  3. Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.

Phrases & Compounds

Inner house
the first and second divisions of the court of Session at Edinburgh; also, the place of their sittings.
Inner jib
a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay running from the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.
Inner plate
the wall plate which lies nearest to the center of the roof, in a double-plated roof.
Inner post
a piece brought on at the fore side of the main post, to support the transoms.
Inner square
the angle formed by the inner edges of a carpenter's square.